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Application Instructions	Online MEM

MS-ESM Program
MEM-Online Program
Certificate Programs
International Students
Application Deadlines
Financial Aid Information
Assistantship Deadlines

MS-ESM Program

A complete application package includes:

Application form
Three letters of recommendation (can come separately)
GRE scores (can come separately)
Original undergraduate transcripts (must include date degree was conferred)
$40 check or money order (payable to Duquesne University)

Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences
Duquesne University
600 Forbes Avenue
100 Mellon Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
Phone: 412/396-4900
Fax: 412/396-4881

While you are not required to have an undergraduate science degree, you are required to have the following pre-requisite courses for regular acceptance into the program:

General Biology I
General Biology II
General Chemistry I
General Chemistry II
Statistics
Calculus
Environmental Science/Studies

If you lack these pre-requisites, you may still be accepted into the program as a provisional student, but will be required to complete the courses before becoming a regular student.

MEM-Online Students

Before applying...

We recommend that you visit http://www2.duq.edu/distancelearning/pstudent.cfm and...

take the Distance Learning Assessment to determine if a distance learning environment is for you;
review the Technical Requirements; and
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A complete application package includes:

Application form
Three letters of recommendation (can come separately)
Original undergraduate transcripts (must include date degree was conferred)
Your resume (applicants are required to have at least three years of professional environmental experience for consideration)
$40 check or money order (payable to Duquesne University)

Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences
Duquesne University
600 Forbes Avenue
100 Mellon Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
Phone: 412/396-4900
Fax: 412/396-4881

Certificate Programs

A complete application package includes:

Application form
Three letters of recommendation (can come separately)
Original undergraduate transcripts (must include date degree was conferred)
$20 check or money order (payable to Duquesne University)

Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences
Duquesne University
600 Forbes Avenue
100 Mellon Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
Phone: 412/396-4900
Fax: 412/396-4881

While applicants to the Environmental Science Certificate are not required to have an undergraduate science degree, they are required to have the following pre-requisite courses for regular acceptance into the program:

General Biology I
General Biology II
General Chemistry I
General Chemistry II
Statistics
Calculus
Environmental Science/Studies

Environmental Management applicants are not required to have completed any of the above pre-requisites.

International Students

A complete application package includes:

Application form
Three letters of recommendation (can come separately)
GRE scores (can come separately)
Official transcripts in English of all undergraduate and any graduate studies completed. Ask the registrar(s) of your undergraduate and graduate colleges or universities to send the transcript to the above address.
Original TOEFL scores
Duquesne University Affidavit of Support Form completed in full and submitted together with required officially-certified statements of financial resources available from you to support your education at Duquesne University. (See estimates of costs for academic year available from the Office of International Affairs.) See Affidavit of Support Form for acceptable forms of financial resource certifications. No uncertified photocopies can be accepted.
40 USD check or money order (payable to Duquesne University)

Bayer School of Natural & Environmental Sciences
600 Forbes Avenue
100 Mellon Hall
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
Phone: 412-396-4900 Fax: 412-396-4881

While MS-ESM applicants are not required to have an undergraduate science degree, they are required to have the following pre-requisite courses for regular acceptance into the program:

General Biology I
General Biology II
General Chemistry I
General Chemistry II
Statistics
Calculus
Environmental Science/Studies

If you lack these pre-requisites, you may still be accepted into the program as a provisional student, but will be required to complete the courses before becoming a regular student.

Application Deadlines

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and will be reviewed when all of the above listed items are received. Applications are preferred by:

Fall entrance: April 1
Summer entrance: March 1
Spring entrance: October 1

However, applications for a given semester will be accepted up til one month before the start of classes. (Exception: International students must adhere strictly to the above deadlines.)

Financial Aid Information

Tuition : For the 2006 - 2007 academic year, tuition and fees in the M.S. Environmental Science and Management program total $868 ($794 tuition+ $74 University fee). .

Graduate Assistantships : Each academic year the Center for Environmental Research & Education (CERE) offers several partial assistantships. For the 2006-2007 academic year (Fall and Spring semesters) these assistantships provide a stipend of $4,000 per semester and tuition remission for nine graduate credits (total). Awards are made on a competitive basis to new students with outstanding academic records, and to continuing students who have satisfactorily completed their semester reviews. Recipients of graduate assistantships must register as full time students (minimum of eight credits in the Fall and Spring semesters). Graduate assistantships currently are not available in the Summer term.

Bayer Graduate Fellowship : Funded by an endowment from the Bayer Corporation, the fellowship is available to a graduate student in the M.S.-ESM program who chooses the thesis track. The Bayer Fellowship is an annual appointment, beginning on July 1. It requires Masters-level research in environmental science, conducted under the supervision of biology or chemistry faculty engaged in environmentally-related research. The fellowship is a one-year appointment and provides an annual stipend of $15,535 and tuition remission for 18 graduate credits. Requests for the Bayer Fellowship should be directed to the of CERE director.

Stafford Loans: The Stafford Loan program provides low-interest loans for both full- and part-time graduate students. Full-time students are eligible to borrow up to $20,500 per academic year, according to individual circumstances. Students enrolled at least half time (minimum of four credits per semester) may borrow a reduced amount. The program is a cooperative effort of private lending institutions and state and federal governments; applications may be obtained through a bank or other lending institution. Please visit http://www.graduateloan.duq.edu for more information about Stafford loans.

Peace Corps Scholarship: Each academic year CERE offers a scholarship for a returning Peace Corps volunteer who wishes to enroll the M.S.-ESM graduate program. This scholarship provides tuition remission for 12 credits during the academic year. In addition, a community service position providing a stipend is arranged. Those interested in the Peace Corps scholarship should contact Dr. Evan Stoddard, Duquesne University's Peace Corps Coordinator at stoddard@duq.edu .

Assistantship Deadlines

A limited number of assistantship positions are available for full-time students. Awards cover partial tuition. Applicants interested in assistantships must apply by above deadlines.